Leaning Tower Still Leaning

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1883A

Date Released

8 Jul 1965

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Beatrix and Claus
2. 2Lapwing Wins Tideway
3. 3Leaning Tower Still Leaning
4. 4Put a Punch in Your Shopping
5. 5Eight Under Four! (+ Dublin & Floods)
6. 6Plane Crash - Forty One Die

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Leaning Tower Still Leaning. DESCRIPTION: Professor Silvio Ballarin, has been measuring the degree of tilt of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. To date, it’s fourteen feet four inches off centre. The tower actually falls at the rate of 2/5th inch a year. SHOTLIST: MS models of Leaning Tower of Pisa in shops. GV Leaning Tower of Pisa. LS ditto. MLS Professor Silvio Ballarin measuring degree of tilt. CU ditto. MS ditto pan to tower. CU vertical pole in ground. CU Professor Silvio Ballarin. GV Tower. CU Professor Silvio Ballarin. MS ditto. MCU ditto. GV Tower. LAS ditto. GV ditto.

Keywords

Buildings and structures

Locations

Italy; Pisa

Footage sources

France

Card file number

89871

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

77

Story extras:

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